System Setup
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The following video provides step-by-step instructions for setting up your Sony RX0 II camera system for the first time. This includes configuring the cameras and control boxes, setting up the multi-camera system, and controlling the system through a web browser.
Remove the camera, battery, memory card protector, and microSD card from the packaging.
Open the battery cover and insert the battery into the camera.
Remove and detach the memory card/connector cover from the camera.
Insert the microSD card into the camera.
Attach the memory card protector to the camera.
Turn the camera on.
Follow the on-screen prompts to set the language, area, date, and time.
Set the shoot mode to (Movie) Manual Exposure. This allows you to manually set the Shutter Speed to achieve crisp images without movement blur. Navigate to MENU > Shoot Mode/Drive > Shoot Mode and select (Movie) Manual Exposure.
Turn off audio capture. Navigate to MENU > Movie2 > Audio Recording and select Off.
Set the auto power off temperature to high. Navigate to MENU > Setup1 > Auto Power OFF Temp and select High.
Set the timecode settings. Navigate to MENU > Setup2 > TC/UB Settings > TC Format and select NDF. Navigate to MENU > Setup2 > TC/UB Settings > TC Run and select Free Run. (Note that the NTSC/PAL selector must be set to NTSC for the timecode settings to be available MENU > Setup2 > NTSC/PAL Selector.)
Activate remote control. Navigate to MENU > Setup3 > USB Connection and select PC Remote.
Turn the camera off.
Repeat steps 1-14 for each camera.
The cameras' Shoot Mode should be set to (Movie) Program Manual to enable the Shutter Speed to be selected. A Shutter Speed of 1/500 or 1/1000 is typically best for capturing crisp movements without resulting in dark images.
Remove the switch and power cord from the packaging.
Connect the power cord to the switch and plug it in.
Remove the 6ft ethernet cord from the packaging.
Connect one end of the ethernet cord to a numbered port on the switch.
Connect the other end of the ethernet cord to an ethernet port in a dedicated network card in your computer.
Remove the control box, cable protector, short multi-terminal connecting cable, and a gigabit PoE splitter from the packaging.
Remove the back cover from the control box.
Pass the thick end of the multi-terminal cable and the male micro USB and Ethernet branches of the PoE splitter through the cable protector.
Plug the thick end of the multi-terminal cable into the MULTI port on the control box.
Plug the male micro USB branch of the PoE splitter into the DC IN port on the control box.
Plug the male ethernet branch of the PoE splitter into the data port on the control box.
Attach the cable protector to the control box using its attached thumbscrews.
Set the control box MASTER/CLIENT and ON/OFF switches to CLIENT and OFF respectively.
Repeat steps 1-8 for each control box. One control box is required per camera.
Start with a camera and control box, each set up as outlined above.
Remove a male-to-male 1/4” thumbscrew, a rubber washer, and a 50ft ethernet cord from the packaging.
Physically connect the camera to the control box using the thumbscrew and rubber washer. Thread one end of the thumb screw into the hole on the top of the control box. Place the rubber washer over the other end of the thumb screw and thread it into the hole in the bottom of the camera.
Plug the thin end of the multi-terminal cable (the thick end is already connected to the control box) into the MULTI port of the camera.
Plug one end of the ethernet cord into the female port of the PoE splitter connected to the control box.
Plug the other end of the ethernet cord into a numbered port on the switch.
Repeat steps 1-6 for each camera and control box pair.
Set the MASTER/CLIENT switch of one of the control boxes to MASTER. All other control boxes must be set to CLIENT.
Set the ON/OFF switch of all control boxes to ON.
Mount the cameras in the collection volume. Note that hardware to mount the cameras (tripods, wall mounts, suction mounts, etc.) is not provided.
Select all control boxes.
Open the Box tab of the Control Area and select Update.
Browse to and select the CCB-WD1 firmware update file (previously downloaded).
Wait for the update to be applied to all selected boxes.
A warning stating that the update failed will be shown for any boxes that are already up to date. If the boxes have already been updated, ignore this warning.
Once the update is complete, open the Camera tab of the Control Area.
With all control boxes selected, turn the cameras on.
With all cameras on and selected, link the date/time of all cameras.
Open the Box tab of the Control Area.
With all cameras/control boxes selected, select Initialize.
Navigate to the in a web browser. Download and install the latest DSC-RX0M2 System Software (Firmware) Update if available. Note that the CCB-WD1 System Software (Firmware) Update is for the camera control boxes, and does not need to be installed in this step.
Navigate to the in a web browser. Download and install the latest CCB-WD1 System Software (Firmware) Update.
With all camera and control box pairs connected to the network switch and the switch connected to the computer, open a web browser on the computer (Google Chrome) and navigate to . If you are having difficulty connecting to the collection webpage you may need to set the TCP/IPv4 properties of the network adapter to automatically obtain an IP address. Navigate to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings. Double click on the adapter connected to the network switch. Click Properties, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and click Properties. Select Obtain IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically.